Dubhe Carreńo Gallery

                    Contemporary Ceramic Art

 

 

Karen Swyler

Curriculum Vitae

 

 Education      

 

2002    University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO—MFA  in Ceramics, December 2002

2000    University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA                     

             Post Baccalaureate study in ceramics, 9/99 to 5/00                                                   

 1998    Alfred University, Alfred, NY, BFA, Cum Laude

 

Work Experience 

 

2005 – present Assistant Professor of Art – Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, teaching ceramics,  sculpture, and 3D design

 

2003 – 2005    Artist in Residence – Lilian Fellowship award, 8/03:The Archie Bray Foundation for the  Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT

 

Ceramics Instructor: The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT,       Instructor for community ceramics classes, beginning to advanced.

 

2000 – 2001    Ceramic Survey InstructorUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, 1/02 to 5/02.  Instructor  for ceramic survey class for undergraduate students at the University of Colorado.

 

Visiting Artist Program Graduate AssistantUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, 9/01 to    12/01

 

Teaching Assistant: University of Colorado at Boulder, beginning wheel throwing, 9/01 to        12/01

 

Graduate AssistantUniversity of Colorado at Boulder. 9/00 to 8/01. Repaired kilns, ordered and stocked ceramic materials, and coordinated general studio maintenance

           

1998 – 1999    Artist in Residence: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Union Crafts Center, Stony Brook, NY. 9/98 to 9/99

 

Ceramics Instructor: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Union Crafts Center, Stony Brook, NY. 9/98 to 9/99. Taught wheel throwing, hand building, and children’s ceramic classes.

 

 

Solo Exhibitions         

 

2007         

 

Transference, Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 13 – September 8

 

Karen Swyler: In The Niche, The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, April 6 – May 13

 

Nuance: New Works in Porcelain, The Patio Gallery at The Jewish Community Center, Louisville, KY, In conjunction with NCECA 2007, March 4-April 16

 

2006         

 

Inception, AVA Center Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, October 4 - November 10

 

2005       

  

Recent Works, Feick Center, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT,

September 2 – Sept 23

 

Closer, Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 8 – Sept 2

 

Farewell Exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation For the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, July 7- July 21

 

2004         

 

Silent Discourse, Lilian Fellowship Exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, August 14 – 21

 

2002         

 

Convergence, MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Colorado Gallery, Boulder, CO. November 15 – November 29

 

1999         

 

Explorations in Porcelain, Stony Brook Union Art Gallery, Stony Brook, NY. Sept 2 - Sept 21    

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2007         

Mastery in Clay: 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, October 5-21

     

Unadorned, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, July 6 – Aug. 4

     

Teapot Invitational 2007, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, July 5 – Aug 18

     

 Small Favors II, The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, May 4 – 13

     

Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, March 29 – April 28

     

La Mesa, Exhibited by Santa Fe Clay at NCECA 2007, Louisville, KY, March 14-17

                 

Functional Forms: Exploring Meaning and the Handmade Vessel, The Clara M. Eagle Gallery at Murray State University, Murray, KY,  March 6 – April 6

 

Intelligent Design, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, Jan 12 – Feb 4

 

2006         

 

SOFA Chicago 2006, exhibited by Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, November 10 – 12

 

Mastery in Clay: 2006, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 29 – October 15

 

Overture, Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 14 – Aug 9

 

Bray International, Harris Street Gallery, Helena, MT, June 22-24

 

At Your Service, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, March 17- April 15

 

2005 at the Bray, group exhibition at 2006 NCECA Conference, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, March 6 – 11

 

Launch, group exhibition at 2006 NCECA Conference, curated by Karen Swyler, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR, February 28 – April 1

 

Ceramarama Auction: California Dreamin’, ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ, February 23 – 26

     

The Pleasure of Dessert, Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, January 7 – 30

 

2005         

 

SOFA Chicago 2005, exhibited by Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, October 28 – 30

     

 Faculty Art Exhibit, Feick Center, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT,  September 30 – October 22

    

 Pots: Objects of Virtue, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, June 1 – August 28, 2005, Award of Distinction, Juror: Mark Pharis

 

Jersey Shore National, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, May 28 – June 26, Purchase Award, Juror: Peter Callas

 

Fill It To The Rim, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, May 5 -September

 

Texas National 2005, Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Art, Nacogdoches, TX, April 9 - May 15, Juror: James Surls

 

Bottled Spirits, Kentucky Museum of Arts & Design, Louisville, KY, May 5 – June 18

 

“It’s All About Love” Juried Clay National, The Clayton Staples Art Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, February 25-27, Juror: Jeanne Quinn

 

 Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay, Alexander Hogue Gallery, The U. of  Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, February 3 -23, Juror: Patti Warashina

                 

 2004         

 

Steamin’, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ, July 8 – July 31

 

Duets, Kentucky Museum of Art and Design, Louisville, KY, July 3 – August 21

 

Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, June 1 – June 25

 

Jersey Shore National, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, May 8 – June 2 Juror: Jimmy Clark

 

First Annual Marin Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition, Ross, CA, May 2 – May 26, Juror: Richard Shaw

 

Twelfth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster, PA. April 24 – May 31, Juror: Susan Peterson

 

Rocky Mountain Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO, April 13 –  June 11, Juror: Jan Ernst Adlmann

 

Starbrick Clay National 2004, Starbrick Clay, Nelsonville, OH, February 27 – March 31, Purchase Award, Juror: Brad Schwieger,

 

International Cup, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT, February 6 – February 29, Juror: Beth Lo

 

25th Annual Southeastern Montana Juried Exhibit, Custer County Art & Heritage Center, Miles City, MT, February 1 – March 14, First Place Award, Juror: John Giarrizzo

 

2001-2003

 

Eleventh Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster, PA. April 26 – May 26, 2003, Juror: Wayne Higby

 

Craft USA Fourth National Juried Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT. November 17 – December 22, 2002, Juror: Holly Hotchner

 

Flowing Vessels, Gardo’s, Philadelphia, PA. September 6 – September 29, 2002, Jurors: George Johnson and Kris Nelson

National Teapot Show V, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC. Jun. 15, 2002 - Sept. 15, 2002

Tea as Art: A Group Exhibition of Tea ware Juried from National Submissions. Celadon, Watermill, NY. July 5 - July 16, 2001

                                                                                   

 

Workshops

 

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: throwing, mold making, slip casting, slide lecture, 10/5/06 – 10/6/06

 

Bray Days: University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 4/12/04

 

Archie Bray Foundation Workshop: Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA, 10/03

Sponsored by Eastern Washington University           

     

 Mold Making Workshop: Hands on Clay Inc., Setauket, NY. 8/99                  

 

 

Publications

           

American Craft, February/March 2007, Overture: Karen Swyler, Jayson Lawfer, Tom   Hoffman, by Margaret Hawkins, pg 96-96 and cover image

 

Ceramics Monthly, October 2006, The Building Blocks of a Career: Six Emerging  

Artists Break into the gallery scene, pg 40

 

Ceramics Art and Perception, ISSN 61, 2005, pg 36-37

Karen Swyler’s Designs on Time, article by Stephanie Lanter

 

Ceramics Monthly, September 2005, pg 20

 

American Craft, Dec 05/Jan 06, pg 63

 

The Chicago Reader, August 19, 2005, section 2

 

500 Cups, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, 2004, pg 131, 396

 

 

Private and Public Collections

 

Sandy Besser Collection, Santa Fe, NM

Jim Kolva and Pat Sullivan Collection, Spokane, WA

Mark and Polly Addison Collection, Boulder, CO

The University of Colorado at Boulder Collection, Boulder, CO

The Archie Bray Foundation Permanent Collection, Helena, MT

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Collection, TN

 

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